DON'T pay retail unless you LIKE the idea of raiding your children's college fund to send the good Doctor Bose's grandchildren to Harvard!I give the Bose Companion 3 "4 stars" for its slick execution and better than average performance in a small 2.1 system

We're a little incredulous that BOSE, for all its famed style and sound quality, wouldn't have noted this deal-killing flaw

Although i liked the Bose for there sound docks for the kids

Its amazing how the Bose are like 5 times smaller(combining height, width and diameter) than the Klipsch, and still manage to sound way better than them

My old Altec Lansings produce a much better overall sound (especially midrange) than these overpriced Bose

speakers(the klipsch 2.1 were considered the best 2.1 setup, the bose kills them in spaciousness and

Even given the price difference (Bose Companion 3 system is still about double either the Logitech Z-2300 of HK SS II systems), the Bose is still worth the extra money to me.

I've owned the Klipsch Pro-Media set and a high end Altec-Lansing set, however this Bose is easily my favorite because it sounds great at the low volumes I usually listen at.

And the number of people using Bose is just small

Typical Bose clarity and almost too much treb

You can't get the Bose to distort NEVER

I liked the sound from the Klipsch nearly as much as the Bose, but the Klipsch speakers began to crackle after only a few

I know, with a huge 8" sub the Logitechs' bass should blow the Bose away.

The Logitech Z-2300 are capable of playing a bit louder, but unless you are a college kid just looking for loud boomy output, the Logitechs are clearly not as good overall as the Bose Companion 3 speakers